Maintenance Manager

Maintenance Manager
Lichfield
Food Manufacturing
Day Shift (M-F)
Competitive + Bonus

Gi Pro are proud to be working in partnership with a well-known food manufacturing company, who are one of the most well-known manufacturers in the UK, the company in question are looking for a Maintenance manager.

Job Role:
Are you an experienced Maintenance Manager? You will be tasked with the responsibility of managing the various maintenance and utility departments in a large food organisation. This site is a highly automated FMCG environment. You will have had technical hands-on engineering experience working with a range of maintenance activities on site as well as managing a team over 10 people.

Typical Duties of a maintenance manager will involve:

Health and Safety Support:

• • Assist the Health and Safety (H&S) manager in promoting the site's H&S agenda.
  • Ensure compliance with all relevant health and safety legislation.

Engineering Health and Safety:

• • Collaborate with the Engineering Manager and Facilities Manager to ensure adherence to Engineering Health and Safety documentation and procedures across the site.
  • Keep all relevant documentation up to date.

Department Procedures and Audits:

• • Support the Engineering Manager in creating department procedures.
  • Conduct audits within the department to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
  • Facilitate both internal and external site audits (e.g., BRC, AIG, GMP).
  • Ensure teams follow internal processes to achieve positive audit results.

Maintenance Team Management:

• • Manage and develop the maintenance team.
  • Engage in recruitment, performance management, and succession planning.

Performance Issue Resolution:

• • Swiftly address performance issues related to equipment and the team.
  • Handle these issues correctly.

Prioritisation and KPIs:

• • Understand the critical importance of plant and equipment for business performance.
  • Prioritise and manage maintenance activities to meet agreed performance levels.
  • Collaborate with the Engineering Manager to set maintenance-related Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and take necessary actions to align performance with targets.

Desirable experience:

• Recognised qualification in an engineering discipline or recognised apprenticeship in engineering, preferably multi-discipline.
• People Management Experience.
• Previous experience in Food Industry - ideally
• Previous experience in FMCG - essential
• Experience in using a CMMS system.
• Sound technical knowledge.

Benefits:

• Substantial company bonus
• Competitive Holiday allowance (33 days including bank holidays)
• T&D Opportunities
• Life assurance x3 annual salary
• Company benefits

Apply!
If you believe you have the skills for this maintenance manager position apply now! Alternatively, please contact Sam Allsopp on or email for more information.

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